Washington licensing says it hasn't shared info with ICE since 2018 Washington officials insist the state does not share driver's license data with immigration officials. Esmy Jimenez
WA Department of Licensing: we don't give out immigration info to ICE Kim Malcolm talks with Washington Department of Licensing spokesperson Gigi Zenk about the agency's policy about giving information to federal authorities. Kim Malcolm
ICE used Washington drivers licenses to hunt immigrants, researchers say Federal agents are using facial-recognition technology to find undocumented immigrants through Washington state’s driver license system, according to university researchers. Jason Pagano
Seeking citizenship in Seattle? You may now need to drive to Portland Immigrants in South Seattle and Bellevue who applied for citizenship will now have to travel to Yakima or Portland for their naturalization interview, instead of having it at the local Seattle office. Esmy Jimenez
Haunting symbolism: Migrant children are being held where Japanese-Americans were detained Kim Malcolm talks with historian Tom Ikeda about the parallels he sees between Japanese Internment during World War II and Trump administration policies around detaining migrant children. Kim Malcolm
Washington man sues Border Patrol after 4-hour detainment In July 2017 Andres Sosa Segura was transferring buses at a Spokane Greyhound station. His attorneys say he was stopped by Border Patrol, questioned, and then taken to detention facility. Casey Martin
23 couples, one mass celebration in Washington farm town Summer kicks off a flurry of weddings. In Central Washington, one small town went big with 23 couples tying the knot, all on the same day. Esmy Jimenez
Why does Seattle have so many Sephardic Jews? Seattle has the third largest Sephardic Jewish community in the United States, according to some estimates. Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
Two Washington airports risk millions in funding if they don’t cooperate with ICE Seattle’s Boeing Field and the Yakima Air Terminal have a tough choice: either allow Immigration and Customs Enforcement flights to land at the airport or risk future grants from the Federal Aviation Administration. Esmy Jimenez
After losing Boeing Field, ICE lands deportation flight in Yakima After losing its only flight operator at Boeing Field last week, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement switched to the Yakima Air Terminal in Central Washington. Esmy Jimenez
